Holy Loch has two calls booked

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 09:22 by ce-press

Holy Loch Port is expecting Saga Sapphire next August, to be followed by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Boudicca in September. The Scottish port has also received a potential booking for 2017.

“Things are definitely starting to pick up. The booking for the Saga vessel is to allow the passengers to go to the Cowal Gathering which is a popular Highland Games event in Scotland held 2.5 miles away from the port,” explained Alison Downs from the port.

Last winter a Visitor Centre and Mausoleum attached to St Munns Church in Kilmun was opened. Benmore Gardens is a short drive away. The Golden Gates have been renovated and the Victoria Fernery restored with over 70 species of fern. There is a newly-refurbished Oak Pavilion, Chilean viewpoint and a Japanese valley and Tasmanian ridge. A t 140m the viewpoint overlooks the surrounding mountains and Holy Loch.

For the active, Quadmania is on the doorstep and offers outdoor pursuits including quad biking and archery.In addition a seaplane can land in the Holy Loch and take passengers on an air trip round Scotland.

View from Benmore Gardens (c) Holy Loch Port

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Saga Shipping Co.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Line

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Holy Loch Port

Unlike other Clyde ports, Holy Loch Port gives you the opportunity to enjoy some of the best scenery in Scotland before you even leave the ship. Holy Loch is one of the Clyde's finest natural harbours. Its deep anchorage allows immediate entry into lovely Argyll and the ideal starting point for a variety of fascinating and enjoyable full and half day shore excursions. As "Marine Gateway to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park" where seascape meets landscape, Holy Loch Port is within a short distance of lochs, castles, mountains and picturesque villages.Beyond the Cowal Peninsula, the array of stunning scenery and historical heritage unfolds - west to the beautiful Isle of Bute, the picturesque village of Inveraray and the port of Oban, "Gateway to the Isles", north to the majestic mountain and loch scenery of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and east to the historic city of Stirling and the fashion, cultural and architectural centre that is Glasgow, Scotland's largest city.